S.1067: Nuclear Energy Research Initiative Improvement Act of 2011

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Nuclear Energy Research Initiative Improvement Act of 2011 - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to direct the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to: (1) conduct research to lower the cost of nuclear reactor systems while increasing their levels of safety and security, and (2) develop and publish on the DOE website a schedule outlining a five-year strategy to lower such cost effectively. Includes among research subjects: (1) modular and small-scale...

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Date Description
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-107.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman under authority of the order of the Senate of 08/02/2011 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 112-66.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 146.
May 25, 2011

Introduced in the Senate by Mark Udall (D-Colo.)

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